At the Vineyard Theatre’s 2024 gala honoring Jesse Tyler Ferguson, I reunited with three cast members of the 2004 production of Where Do We Live — Jesse, Emily Bergl, and Luke Macfarlane.
photo by Bruce Gilkas
Year in review
2023 was a year of writing: I worked on projects in film and TV and began writing a new play — the latter my focus at MacDowell this December. Also this year, I enjoyed conversations with East Forest, Raanan Hershberg, and Scare U on topics ranging from non-physicalist theories of consciousness to how the horror genre introduced me to dramatic storytelling. Now that we are past the long WGA strike, I look forward to the continued development of my projects in 2024, with the hope that at least one begins to come to fruition…
MacDowell on December 15
Scare U
I joined Bradford Louryk and Eric Winick on their horror movie podcast Scare U to discuss the 1973 film The Legend of Hell House. Listen here.
Roddy McDowall
Hedda Gabler at Boston University
My adaptation of Hedda Gabler was performed at BU in December.
Christine Dvorak
MacDowell Fellowship
I’m thrilled to be a 2023 MacDowell Fellow. I’ll travel to Peterborough, New Hampshire for my residency this December.
Back With East Forest
For the fourth time, I talk with East Forest. We get into the mysteries of consciousness, my interest in Bernardo Kastrup and analytic idealism, parapsychology, psychedelics, some developments in my creative process, and his new album. Our chat is available on Apple, Spotify, and elsewhere.
Now or Later in Hollywood
Now or Later plays as a part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival this month.
Jack McKeever and George Kappaz
Hedda Gabler in Dayton
My 2009 adaptation of Hedda Gabler plays at Dayton Theatre Guild this June.
Jared Mola and Kelli Locker. Photo by Rick Flynn
Hedda Gabler at University of Arkansas
My adaptation of Hedda Gabler is being performed at the University of Arkansas.
Jordan Williams and Leah Smith. Photo by Tyler Micheel
Tip of the Hershberg
I had a blast talking with the hilarious comedian Raanan Hershberg on his podcast.
Year in review
2022 saw my first world premiere play since 2017, The Narcissist at Chichester Festival Theatre. Postponed from the 2020 season and co-produced with Fictionhouse, the play was also published by Methuen in tandem with its opening in the late summer. Prior and subsequent to the production, I worked on new projects and ideas for theatre, film, and TV, and continued to teach at the New School — interrupted by our part-time faculty union’s strike in mid-November.
12/11 update: our union reached an agreement with The New School and we have ended our strike.
Harry Lloyd
Drama Book Shop display
I was asked to curate a selection of plays I admire for the Drama Book Shop in partnership with the Dramatists Guild. My display should be up for the next two months or so.
The Narcissist published
Methuen has published The Narcissist, available on Kindle now and in paperback soon.
The Narcissist opens
The Narcissist has opened at Chichester Festival Theatre and runs through September 24.
Caroline Gruber, Akshay Khanna, Jenny Walser, Stuart Thompson, Simon Lennon, Paksie Vernon, Claire Skinner, and Harry Lloyd. Photo by Johan Persson
The Narcissist rehearsal photos
A first look at The Narcissist at Chichester Festival Theatre can be found here.
Stuart Thompson, Harry Lloyd, Akshay Khanna, and Claire Skinner. Photo by Johan Persson
Harry Lloyd in The Narcissist
Casting has been announced for the world premiere of The Narcissist at Chichester Festival Theatre. Joining Harry Lloyd are Claire Skinner, Caroline Gruber, Akshay Khanna, Simon Lennon, Stuart Thompson, Paksie Vernon and Jenny Walser.
Harry Lloyd
Against at Rose Bruford College
Against is being performed at Rose Bruford in a production directed by Hanna Berrigan.
Liam Watson, Ethan Reid, and Abdul Malik-Janneh
Against at LAMDA
Against will be performed this April at LAMDA.
Kira Guess and Elijah Cook
Checking in with East Forest
For the third time in the last few years, I chatted with East Forest. We talk about how I’ve experienced the pandemic and its impact on how I think of myself as an artist.
The Narcissist at Chichester
After a two-year pandemic delay, The Narcissist gets its world premiere at Chichester Festival Theatre this summer, directed by Josh Seymour.
